Purpose

Material Witness will focus on extreme textile process. Images will be posted here showing the history of my work, new work, developing projects and inspiration.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Smoke

Woke up to ...
Just a little note to inform you that the roofers accidentally started a
fire on the side wall of the studio. Please come and check your studio contents
and understand the building is being aired to eliminate the strong smoke smell.
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My studio just happens to be loaded with sprinklers and huge air vents.
Right over my vintage collection of art books, ancient patterns, 60 years of craft and
design magazines, my sketch books, delicate electronics and visual references.
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I swallow and just sit there. It is two days since chemo. I will deal with it tomorrow.
Or the next day or the day after that.

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Profile

I am a textile artist living and working on Mayne Island on the West Coast of Canada.

I like using extreme methods while transforming cloth. That means ripping, tearing, burning, and rotting and using whatever method is needed to create eroded and complex surfaces.This includes using modern, traditional and ancient techniques to produce contemporary fabric art.

I also make sculpture, mixed media work, am a precision dyer and have worked for stage, film and television. Getting to teach workshops, sharing process and inspiration tickles my bones. None of us would know how to sew on a button without sharing skills.